Iran’s head of the Supreme National Security Council says Tehran will respond to any attack on Iranian infrastructure and says Israel would not be spared. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr made the statement on Friday in remarks carried by state television, warning that attacks on infrastructure will be met with retaliation by Iranian forces.
The comments come as fighting between Iran and the United States resumes this week, according to the reports. The outlets describe the latest escalation as the most significant exchange of fire since a June 17 memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran intended to formalize an April ceasefire and guide talks to end the war.
One account reports that the U.S. conducts heavy strikes overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, saying it targeted 90 military sites. Iran disputes elements of the strikes, alleging that Washington also targets civilian infrastructure and frames such claims in connection with events surrounding the funeral of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
Across the coverage, the focus is on Iran’s warning of retaliation and the broader backdrop of renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities.
